Thursday night's top two shows --
"The Big Bang Theory" and
"American Idol" -- each fell some from their last original episodes, but they maintained their positions as the No. 1 and 2 series among adults 18-49.

CBS drew 11.3 million viewers and a 7.0 rating/11 share in households for the night, beating FOX (8.3 million, 5.0/8) by a comfortable margin. NBC (4.2 million, 2.6/4) came in third. ABC took fourth with 3.6 million viewers and a 2.4/4, and The CW (2 million, 1.3/2) trailed.

The Eye also led the 18-49 race with a 2.6 rating. FOX took second with a 2.2 and was the only other network to score above a 2.0. NBC posted a 1.6, followed by ABC, 1.0, and The CW, 0.8.